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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville
1119 AM CDT Mon May 18 2026

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Newton County in northwestern Indiana...
  Benton County in northwestern Indiana...
  Porter County in northwestern Indiana...
  Lake County in northwestern Indiana...
  Jasper County in northwestern Indiana...

* Until 1215 PM CDT/115 PM EDT/.

* At 1118 AM CDT/1218 PM EDT/, severe thunderstorms were located
  along a line extending from near Monee to near St. Anne to near
  Hoopeston, moving northeast at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Hammond, Gary, Portage, Merrillville, Valparaiso, Schererville,
  Hobart, Crown Point, Highland, Munster, Chesterton, Cedar Lake,
  Lowell, Rensselaer, DeMotte, Hebron, Fowler, Kentland, Otterbein,
  Remington, Morocco, Wheatfield, Lake Village, Griffith, and Dyer.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4091 8699 4084 8699 4084 8710 4048 8709
      4048 8731 4074 8753 4156 8752 4164 8739
      4163 8720 4171 8693 4091 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 1618Z 244DEG 41KT 4140 8779 4098 8773 4050 8761 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Kluber